
A shipment next week of Russian fertiliser exports to Malawi could set an example and help to ease a 300,000-tonne backlog in European ports, a U.N. official said on Friday as the body addresses Russian concerns that threaten a Black Sea grains export deal.
An agreement designed to alleviate global food shortages by helping Ukraine export its agricultural products from Black Sea ports was extended for four months on Thursday, though Moscow said its demands had yet to be addressed.